This week at FindBiometrics we kicked off Voice Month with our primer in the featured articles section and the announcement of an upcoming webinar: Voice Biometrics in a Multi-Modal Future. Meanwhile in the industry news section we saw applications of biometrics ranging from the novel to the noble and everywhere in between.
Here is how February started out in terms of biometrics and identity management:
Talking About Voice
In addition to the featured content published on the topic of voice this week, we reported on Facebook’s recent acquisition of Wit.ai and what biometrics might bring to the massive social network. Voice made the financial services news with Nuance’s new partnership that is bringing its strong authentication solution to a South African bank, while ArmorVox found its technology integrated into the Inference Studio interactive voice recording platform.
Here are the week’s top voice biometrics stories:
Facebook Voice Recognition Acquisition Provokes Speculation
Nuance and OneVault Deliver Voice Biometrics to South African Bank
Inference Studio Platform Integrates ArmorVox Voice Authentication
Turning to the Face
On the novel side of things this week, a new book made the news with a biometric cover that scans users’ faces before granting access to its pages. In the UK facial recognition held a different kind of attention this week as concerns began to grow surrounding reports that the police mugshot database in the region contains pictures of innocent people.
All of that, plus news in consumer home surveillance and facial recognition that can predict age marks rounded out the news in this area. Check out how facial recogniton made the news this past week:
Arcsoft Home Monitoring Camera Can Recognize Faces
The Book Cover That Judges You With Biometrics
Police Mugshot Database Contains Images of “Innocent People”: BBC
MIT Researchers Claim Algorithm Can Predict Wrinkles
The Applaudable
Congratulations were abound in biometrics this week as the IBIA publically praised the identification industry for a great turned out at this year’s CES, Frost & Sullivan released another glowing prediction concerning the proliferation of biometric technology and Kenya opted to use biometrics to aid in the distribution of welfare services.
The news also showed us how biometric tech is being used to make the world safer as the Nigerian government proposed to use biometric national ID to better combat the Boko Haram threat and X2 Biosystems applied biometric sensors to the prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injury in the military.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, the results came in this week regarding the government time and attendance deployment in India and truancy was higher than some might like to admit.
IBIA Applauds Biometric Presence at CES 2015
Kenya to Use Biometrics in Distribution of Social Assistance
Biometric National ID Invoked to Fight Boko Haram
Frost & Sullivan Predictions Herald Proliferation of Biometric Tech
X2 Biosystems Teams with US Military to Develop Concussion-Management Tech
Indian Defence Ministry Employees Dragging Feet in Biometric Attendance Tracking
Fingerprints, Mobility and More
This past week was not without its share of fingerprint news. NEXT Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards both found coverage in the newswire with a new client announcement and a staffing appointment respectively. Venturing outside of the major modalities, reports came in regarding how biometrics are being used in the next generation of televisions and biometrics developer Valencell scored a whole bunch of patents.
Valencell Wins Approval for Eight New Patents
NEXT Announces Client in New, ‘NEXT-Enabled’ Market
FPC Appoints New General Counsel
Biometric Gesture Recognition in Smart TVs on the Rise
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February 6, 2015 – by Peter B. Counter
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